Nashville Public Schools announces a new partnership with Lumi Story AI, launching a district pilot that will help students explore storytelling, creativity, and literacy through responsible use of artificial intelligence. The pilot is made possible through private philanthropic support coordinated by PENCIL, the nonprofit that connects Nashville’s business and civic community with public schools. The initiative aligns with the district’s commitment to thoughtful innovation and its belief that technology should strengthen, not replace, strong teaching and learning. The Lumi platform allows students to develop characters, narratives, and visual stories while reinforcing literacy skills, critical thinking, and student voice. The pilot will introduce…
Author: Metro Nashville Public Schools
The Raider Bites food truck officially hit the streets this fall, and McGavock High’s culinary students were behind the wheel – and the whole menu. Their first event took them to Deloitte’s Nashville office for a lunch service that doubled as real-world experience. With guidance from instructor and chef Jeannine Nava, students designed the menu, cooked everything in McGavock’s kitchen, packed up the Raider Bites truck and drove it to the November debut. Raider Bites is no ordinary food truck. It’s fitted with a full commercial kitchen and is the first student-run truck of its kind in Tennessee. “The best thing…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 25, 2025) – In light of last week’s tragic events, Metro Nashville Public Schools is taking immediate steps to strengthen safety and security at Antioch High School. The school will remain closed for students on Monday, January 27, 2025, as staff use the day to prepare classrooms, plan for the week, and reflect as a community. Students will return to campus on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Tuesday, through the remainder of the week, will not be a typical school day. Instead, Metro Nashville Public Schools will prioritize the emotional well-being of students with grief counseling, mental health…
The image of a white elementary school principal helping a young Black girl get home through an angry mob on the day she integrated her school – and just hours before it was blown to pieces – made Stephen MacKenzie want to write a book. It helped that his wife had been a teacher at the school during those extremely trying days. MacKenzie’s new book, told through the eyes of his wife, MaryAnne (Bruce) MacKenzie, got a one-of-a-kind launch party Tuesday morning at Hattie Cotton STEM Magnet Elementary School, the East Nashville school that was firebombed in September 1957, MaryAnne’s…